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the big march in detroit, the week later. of course, the birmingham monday less than a month later. then kennedy. there was a season of tumultuous uprising in our country and a lot of bloodshed along the way and a lot of fear. >> and that issue of where the vines was coming from and who should fear the violence. i'll talk to you for a moment. i have something i would like us to listen to. on meet the press, roy wilkins being asked about the likelihood that it would be marchers who would riot. let's take a listen. >> mr. wilkins, there are a great many people, as i'm sure you know, that believe it would be impossible to bring more than 100,000 militant negroes into washington without incidence and possibly riot. >> i don't think there will be any rioting. i don't think a hundred thousand people, just assembling, is cause for apprehension about a riot. the city of washington has accommodated much larger crowds and nobody has talked up in advance the possibility of violence. >> so as you just pointed out, all of the violence up to this moment had been against demonstrators, against civ
the big march in detroit, the week later. of course, the birmingham monday less than a month later. then kennedy. there was a season of tumultuous uprising in our country and a lot of bloodshed along the way and a lot of fear. >> and that issue of where the vines was coming from and who should fear the violence. i'll talk to you for a moment. i have something i would like us to listen to. on meet the press, roy wilkins being asked about the likelihood that it would be marchers who would...
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we've been set back, and in many ways, we find ourselves feeling weaker on the ground in places like detroit and baltimore. >> there's a statistic from the urban institute that i found pretty stunning. over the past 30 years, the average white family has gone from having five times as much wealth as the average black family, to 6 1/2 times. which is to say the wealth disparity between black households and white households is accelerating. what do you -- how do you make sense of that? how do you make sense of that in the context of the racial progress that we've made in so many areas and the fact that we have the first black president? >> well, look, certainly, we have come a long way, and there's a long way to go. and the reality is that the banking industry in many instances, in too many instances, targeted the black community for really strip mining wealth in our communities, through the shenanigans that happened through the mortgage business, during the bubble. and obama started right at the beginning of that. and i think if there's frustration in the community, it's that we haven't seen
we've been set back, and in many ways, we find ourselves feeling weaker on the ground in places like detroit and baltimore. >> there's a statistic from the urban institute that i found pretty stunning. over the past 30 years, the average white family has gone from having five times as much wealth as the average black family, to 6 1/2 times. which is to say the wealth disparity between black households and white households is accelerating. what do you -- how do you make sense of that? how...
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ask that question is what do you think martin luther king would be saying about what has unfolded in detroit? >> well, i think obviously he would be very concerned. he would be outraged today that in america, black youth unemployment is close to 40% and real unemployment in this country is 14%. he talked about and led and moved toward that march on washington, that poor people's march at the time that he died, what he was talking about is an economy of full employment. massive investment in job creation and not just for african-americans. he was bringing together hispanics, poor whites and he was saying we have got to stand together and too often, ed, we forget about that aspect about martin luther king jr. and we simply focus on his enormously effective work in desegregating america. >> that day, what was the mood like? if you have to capture the emotion and memory about what that day was like, what would you say? >> enormous optimism, enormous excitement about the fact that so many people of all colors, of all ages came together in washington, d.c. that was unprecedented up until that poin
ask that question is what do you think martin luther king would be saying about what has unfolded in detroit? >> well, i think obviously he would be very concerned. he would be outraged today that in america, black youth unemployment is close to 40% and real unemployment in this country is 14%. he talked about and led and moved toward that march on washington, that poor people's march at the time that he died, what he was talking about is an economy of full employment. massive investment...
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detroit snatches the ball close to the 5. in the second quarter, brady throws a pick straight to chris houston. lions win, 40-9. yikes. to the ravens and panthers. check out this incredible punt return for a 54-yard touchdown. ravens quarterback joe flacco throws. oops, interception for a touchdown. panthers win, 34-27. >>> and you see that shirt rg3 is wearing? well, it's costing him 10 grand. griffin was fined for wearing this during warm-ups for an apparel violation. >> that's an expensive shirt. >> the league requires players to wear approved apparel for their respective teams. >>> and in baseball, milwaukee brewers' ryan braun released a statement apologizing for using banned substances. he admits taking performance-enhancing drugs during his 2011 national league mvp season. >>> and, well, this is truly bizarre, bill cowher, the broadcaster and super bowl winning coach with the pittsburgh steelers is featured in his girlfriend, queen bee's, music video and it appears he's wearing some eye makeup and standing by her side
detroit snatches the ball close to the 5. in the second quarter, brady throws a pick straight to chris houston. lions win, 40-9. yikes. to the ravens and panthers. check out this incredible punt return for a 54-yard touchdown. ravens quarterback joe flacco throws. oops, interception for a touchdown. panthers win, 34-27. >>> and you see that shirt rg3 is wearing? well, it's costing him 10 grand. griffin was fined for wearing this during warm-ups for an apparel violation. >> that's...
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they made this decision when they realized the only way to get detroit's finances into order was to go into bankruptcy. so that's one issue. i think in a sense that's fundamentally different from what we're talking about right here. >> lets go back to the big question here, this period reminds me of the end of reconstruction in the south when we started to see black codes and anti-voting measures, boldly in response to the advances around racial justice post civil war. this is a similar type of period we're in. when we talk about the death of the republican party, i don't see that at all. >> hold on one second. i think north carolina is the prototypical. they are enacting the world they want to see. >> discussions in the mainstream media is gop reaching out to new constituencies, are they the party of white people. these aren't theoretical questions. look at north carolina, passed every possible extreme policy, gerry mannedered it for political power. after they passed gerrymandering, political parties they tried to make it harder for all their political apoints to vote. it goes well b
they made this decision when they realized the only way to get detroit's finances into order was to go into bankruptcy. so that's one issue. i think in a sense that's fundamentally different from what we're talking about right here. >> lets go back to the big question here, this period reminds me of the end of reconstruction in the south when we started to see black codes and anti-voting measures, boldly in response to the advances around racial justice post civil war. this is a similar...
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he did also have a very successful demonstration in detroit on june 23rd, which is why we came. there were over 100,000 people. and that was the first, largest peaceful demonstration that dr. king led along with labor and others. what it means to me today, though, is that we still have a long way to go, in terms of achieving his dream, and the dream for most americans. i lived it. at the time he talked about it in 1963, by going to integrated schools and living in an integrated neighborhood. but we're still not there. we've had some things that have taken us back. the recent supreme court decision. we still have racial inequality. and we just need to move forward as a nation, unified as we did 50 years ago. that was america, 50 years ago. >> and we're actually going to talk about that with some young leaders coming up next. thank you to stan, edith, and eugene. >>> coming up, we've made incredible strides since 1963, but how do we leverage our power so the future looks even brighter a hundred years from now? that's ahead. [ phil ] when you have joint pain and stiffness... accomp
he did also have a very successful demonstration in detroit on june 23rd, which is why we came. there were over 100,000 people. and that was the first, largest peaceful demonstration that dr. king led along with labor and others. what it means to me today, though, is that we still have a long way to go, in terms of achieving his dream, and the dream for most americans. i lived it. at the time he talked about it in 1963, by going to integrated schools and living in an integrated neighborhood....
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i came back from a gathering in detroit, young people who are retail, fast food workers, who are demanding the minimum wage be lept forward to catch up with inflation because it's fall een woefully behind. these young people they see themselves as having absolutely nothing to lose in this economy. they're barely hanging on to the edge, working for $7.25. at rooms like rainbow, black, latino, white, asian, i'm sure there were native people in the room as well. the reality is they saw themselves as being on the same team. that team is people who in this economy, despite their brilliance, despite clear leadership potential h been relegated to margin and forced to survive on $7.25, which is something you can't do. i do believe this rising generation, more some than others because they're less tripped up on race, are willing to work together based on the common interest of kitchen table issues. you're seeing it with older people, too. we saw it with white union workers in 2012 throughout the midwest, for instance. so, i think there's reasons to be hopeful that race both for kind of older folks
i came back from a gathering in detroit, young people who are retail, fast food workers, who are demanding the minimum wage be lept forward to catch up with inflation because it's fall een woefully behind. these young people they see themselves as having absolutely nothing to lose in this economy. they're barely hanging on to the edge, working for $7.25. at rooms like rainbow, black, latino, white, asian, i'm sure there were native people in the room as well. the reality is they saw themselves...
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righ righties are upset because i correctly said that republicans trashed the city of detroit. >> this will shock you and shock some of your viewers. there are many, many republicans in congress right now, perhaps the majority, who not only are opposed to raising the minimum wage, they want to abolish the minimum wage. >> these guys are so used to going to their man cave at fox. >> why are you attributing that to women in the work force? >> excuse me. let me just finish what i'm saying, if i may, oh, dominant one. >> where they are stroked and petted and egos are flattered. >> heavenly father, thank you for senator ted cruz of texas. there is no moral or religious case for taking away health care from 30 million americans. make no mistake, a photo op with president obama does not make chris christie bipartisan. accepting disaster relief, which was the right thing to do, does not make chris christie bipartisan. i have met the governor, and said, why don't you come on "the ed show" sometime? he doesn't need to come on my program, and quite honestly, i don't need to interview him. i have
righ righties are upset because i correctly said that republicans trashed the city of detroit. >> this will shock you and shock some of your viewers. there are many, many republicans in congress right now, perhaps the majority, who not only are opposed to raising the minimum wage, they want to abolish the minimum wage. >> these guys are so used to going to their man cave at fox. >> why are you attributing that to women in the work force? >> excuse me. let me just finish...
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they were affected by the changes of what took place in detroit. they've been spending a lot of time trying to straighten that out. >> a reminder 50 years ago this was a march for jobs and freedom, organized largely by a. phillip randolph, the great labor leader and the issue of union rights, labor rights, workers rights has always been deeply interconnected with civil rights in this country. >> there's no question about it. the unions are a little nervous as this continuing attack on collective bargaining, continual attack and the introduction of legislation in right to work states, this is being introduced. local elections are taking ahold and attacking workers and depressing wages. this is a big part of what afsme has been focusing on. they're at the pinnacle of the fight right now of what's going on in michigan. >> it's almost impossible to imagine how we can talk about closing a racial inequality gap without also talking at the exact same time about the economic equality that is so critical in our nation. >> the economic inequality starts with
they were affected by the changes of what took place in detroit. they've been spending a lot of time trying to straighten that out. >> a reminder 50 years ago this was a march for jobs and freedom, organized largely by a. phillip randolph, the great labor leader and the issue of union rights, labor rights, workers rights has always been deeply interconnected with civil rights in this country. >> there's no question about it. the unions are a little nervous as this continuing attack...
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. >>> new york mayor michael bloomberg is taking the lessons of detroit's bankruptcy to heart. he cautioned that new york city could suffer a similar fate if it takes its financial well-being for granted. his warning comes, coincidentally, on an anniversary of new york's own fiscal crises in the '70s. here is a flashback to new york's last federal bailout, which was signed 35 years ago on this day in 1978. >> on the steps of city hall in new york this afternoon, president carter signed into law a bill to keep the city from going bankrupt. with this law, the federal government guarantees more than $1.5 billion of loans to the city over the next four years. the white house decided it should be done outside where it would draw a large crowd. an effort, said the white house aides, to portray firm presidential action. >> we've come a long way. up next, 13 women have now accused san diego mayor bob filner of sexual harassment. when we return, we'll meet one of his accusers. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. >>> we're back. >>> we're back. 13 women have now come forw
. >>> new york mayor michael bloomberg is taking the lessons of detroit's bankruptcy to heart. he cautioned that new york city could suffer a similar fate if it takes its financial well-being for granted. his warning comes, coincidentally, on an anniversary of new york's own fiscal crises in the '70s. here is a flashback to new york's last federal bailout, which was signed 35 years ago on this day in 1978. >> on the steps of city hall in new york this afternoon, president carter...
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tesla has produced not just the safest car in america, but the safest car in the world, and of course, detroit hates that. the other american automobile manufacturers don't actually hate tesla cars, but they do hate the way that they are sold. tesla doesn't use a network of dealerships the way ford, gm and all the other manufacturers too. tesla sells directly to consumers. no dealership middlemen there, none of that stuff. of course, the industry feels threatened by that. and the new model of sales and so car dealers have been lobbying state legislatures around the country to block tesla wherever they can. tesla is a silicon valley start-up. and the tesla cars are made in california. and that liberal regulation, heavy state of california actually allows tesla to do business any way it wants to. so tesla has show rooms in california where they can sell cars directly to consumers. the manufacturers, selling directly through their own show rooms. and you can also order a tesla on line in california. but in rick perry's texas, automobile sales are much, much more regulated by the government. becau
tesla has produced not just the safest car in america, but the safest car in the world, and of course, detroit hates that. the other american automobile manufacturers don't actually hate tesla cars, but they do hate the way that they are sold. tesla doesn't use a network of dealerships the way ford, gm and all the other manufacturers too. tesla sells directly to consumers. no dealership middlemen there, none of that stuff. of course, the industry feels threatened by that. and the new model of...
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detroit and memphis. and you can catch carl's documentary twitter revolution tonight on cnbc at 8:00 eastern. you can also follow us of course on twitter @mitchellreports. [ whispering ] uh! i had a nightmare! the house caught fire and we were out on the streets. [ whispering ] shhh. it's only a dream. and we have home insurance. but if we made a claim, our rate would go up... [ whispering ] shhh. you did it right. you have allstate claim rate guard so your rates won't go up just because of a claim. [ whispering ] are we still in a dream? no, you're in an allstate commercial. so get allstate home insurance with claim rate guard... [ whispering ] goodnight. there are so many people in our bedroom. [ dennis ] talk to an allstate agent... [ doorbell rings ] ...and let the good life in. he is the most awesome 5-year-old on the face of the planet. the most important thing is to know that he is safe. [ crash, alarm blaring ] it was shortly after midnight. these guys broke into the house. the alarm initially wen
detroit and memphis. and you can catch carl's documentary twitter revolution tonight on cnbc at 8:00 eastern. you can also follow us of course on twitter @mitchellreports. [ whispering ] uh! i had a nightmare! the house caught fire and we were out on the streets. [ whispering ] shhh. it's only a dream. and we have home insurance. but if we made a claim, our rate would go up... [ whispering ] shhh. you did it right. you have allstate claim rate guard so your rates won't go up just because of a...
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. >> look, part of that was his convention '84 -- >> in detroit -- >> the '84 one we were talking about, this is the one that made jean kirkpatrick a star. and it was the label of -- so a two-pronged approach, right, want to paint the other party as out of the mainstream, which is what that convention's job was. >> that year, wasn't hard to do with the democrats. >> they went into san francisco and then created this moniker that stuck with the party since. >> yes, yes. no, everybody was really surprised at kirkpatrick's speech. of course, it was wildly received there. and don't forget, too, the republicans were mindful of their gender gap problems. so they were putting a lot of women forward. catherine otega opened the convention. and maureen reagan spoke. >> when you look at what christie is trying to do. everybody is going to claim in 2016 they're using the kaleidoscope of reagan. if you're christie, how do you fix your problems with conservatives use a reagan model? >> he's got a good record as governor. he's done a lot in terms of union reform and cutting spending and -- >> quote/un
. >> look, part of that was his convention '84 -- >> in detroit -- >> the '84 one we were talking about, this is the one that made jean kirkpatrick a star. and it was the label of -- so a two-pronged approach, right, want to paint the other party as out of the mainstream, which is what that convention's job was. >> that year, wasn't hard to do with the democrats. >> they went into san francisco and then created this moniker that stuck with the party since. >>...
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that's about the size of detroit. more than 800 firefighters are trying to get that thing under control but it is showing no signs of slowing down at this point. strong winds and low humidity are keeping those flames burning and creating a risk for even more wildfires to break out. >>> meanwhile in new jersey medical marijuana for kids. governor chris christie said yesterday that he supports giving chronically ill children easier access to medical marijuana, but christie still wants some restrictions. he says psychiatrists and pediatricians should have to sign off before children are given the drug. new york city is now appealing a federal judge's ruling that the nypd stop-and-frisk policies are unconstitutional. the city claims stop and frisk is not based on racial profiling and it's also responsible essentially for the city's drop in crime. but according to the court's ruling the numbers tell the sto story. blacks and hispanics accounted for more than 80% of the nearly 4.5 million stops conducted over the last eight
that's about the size of detroit. more than 800 firefighters are trying to get that thing under control but it is showing no signs of slowing down at this point. strong winds and low humidity are keeping those flames burning and creating a risk for even more wildfires to break out. >>> meanwhile in new jersey medical marijuana for kids. governor chris christie said yesterday that he supports giving chronically ill children easier access to medical marijuana, but christie still wants...
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detroit prosecutor kim worthy found more than 11,000 untested rape kits in a warehouse in 2009. since then, 600 kits that have been tested and prosecutors have discovered evidence in 21 -- of 21 serial rapists. rosa picket actually lived this nightmare in the small, predominantly black and overwhelmingly poor town of robbins, illinois. she came forward with her story after the cook county sheriff's office discovered that more than 200 rape kits had been collected in robbins since the mid-'70s that were never used to solve crimes. rosa was raped 36 years ago. her rape kit was lost and never been found. her attacker, never apprehended. now she's working to make sure that other survivors get the justice that she never did. and joining us from chicago is the chief of policy and communications in the cook county sheriff's office, cara smith, and the brave sexual assault survivor, whose story i just shared, rosa pickett, thank you both for joining me. >> good morning, thank you. >> good morning. >> and cara, i want to start with you and ask why it was so important to the sheriff's off
detroit prosecutor kim worthy found more than 11,000 untested rape kits in a warehouse in 2009. since then, 600 kits that have been tested and prosecutors have discovered evidence in 21 -- of 21 serial rapists. rosa picket actually lived this nightmare in the small, predominantly black and overwhelmingly poor town of robbins, illinois. she came forward with her story after the cook county sheriff's office discovered that more than 200 rape kits had been collected in robbins since the mid-'70s...